11/8/16 Answer LA Times Crossword

11/8/16

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1D
“In what way?”
HOW SO?

2D
Novelist Wharton
EDITH

3D
Race with batons
RELAY

4D
Annoys persistently
BADGERS

5D
Pielike brunch serving
QUICHE

6D
Golden rule word
UNTO

7D
“Any more bright __?”
IDEAS

8D
Olympic symbol
TORCH

9D
Play a part
ACT

10D
Words to a black sheep
BAA BAA

11D
*Handsome guy or gorgeous gal
DREAMBOAT (“lifeboat”)

12D
Metro regions
URBS

13D
Many August babies
LEOS

21D
Water in the Seine
EAU

22D
Place of safety
HAVEN

26D
Kindle read, briefly
ZINE

28D
Furniture with a lock, maybe
DESK

30D
“__ Rose”: “The Music Man” song
LIDA

31D
North Carolina campus
ELON

32D
Personal trainer’s target
FLAB

33D
Verdi princess
AIDA

34D
*Temporary group for a specific job
TASK FORCE (“life-force”)

36D
23-Across, e.g.
ALE

37D
Lean
TILT

40D
Camp bed
BUNK

41D
Impulses
URGES

45D
Deeply expressive
SOULFUL

47D
Emphatic denial
I AM NOT!

49D
Wagner princess
ISOLDE

50D
48-Across ancestor
VCR

52D
Swab again
REMOP

53D
Avoid, with “off”
STAVE

55D
Sporty ’80s Pontiac
FIERO

56D
Note equivalent to E
F-FLAT

57D
Flies off the shelf
SELLS

58D
Like much whiskey
AGED

59D
Prepare for takeoff
TAXI

61D
Toss of a coin
FLIP

63D
Elected pols
INS

1A
Catnip or coriander
HERB

5A
Throw in the towel
QUIT

9A
Former “Idol” judge Paula
ABDUL

14A
Old music halls
ODEA

15A
Loosen, as laces
UNDO

16A
Author John le __
CARRE

17A
Out of control
WILD

18A
Road in old Rome
ITER

19A
Martial arts-based fitness routine
TAE BO

20A
*Old West transport
STAGECOACH (“life coach”)

23A
British brew with a red triangle in its logo
BASS

24A
“Oops, almost forgot”
OH YEAH

25A
Captain Marvel’s magic word
SHAZAM

27A
Felt sorry about
RUED

29A
Workable, as an alternative
VIABLE

32A
Good—and bad—dietary substances
FATS

35A
Consumed
EATEN

38A
Jiffy Lube supply
OIL

39A
__ Fáil: Irish “stone of destiny”
LIA

40A
*Trailways, for one
BUS LINE (“lifeline”)

42A
Big fuss
ADO

43A
Pennysaver contents
ADS

44A
“Family Matters” nerd
URKEL

45A
Kenton of jazz
STAN

46A
Making a cake, say
BAKING

48A
DVR pioneer
TIVO

51A
Charlatans
FAKERS

54A
Shoe polish targets
SCUFFS

58A
Molecule part
ATOM

60A
Having financial freedom … and, literally, what the last words of the answers to starred clues comprise
SET FOR LIFE

62A
Bouquet __: chef’s tasty bundle
GARNI

64A
Retail complex
MALL

65A
Took a tumble
FELL

66A
One sent back down the river?
EX-CON

67A
“Metamorphoses” poet
OVID

68A
Russian river
URAL

69A
Loses on purpose?
DIETS

70A
Nickname for José
PEPE

71A
A great deal
LOTS